[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22378-22379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8963]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Exposure Map Notice; Lafayette Regional Airport, Lafayette,
LA
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
determination that the noise exposure maps submitted by Lafayette
Airport Commission for Lafayette Regional Airport under the provisions
of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act)
and 14 CFR Part 150 are in compliance with applicable requirements.
DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's determination on
the noise exposure maps is April 3, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Tim Tandy,
Environmental Resources Specialist, ASW-640D, 2601 Meacham Boulevard,
Fort Worth, Texas 76137. Telephone (817) 222-5644.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA finds
that the noise exposure maps submitted for Lafayette Regional Airport
are in compliance with applicable requirements of Part 150, effective
April 3, 2012. Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 of the Aviation Safety and
Noise Abatement Act (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act''), an
airport operator may submit to the FAA noise exposure maps which meet
applicable regulations and which depict non-compatible land uses as of
the date of submission of such maps, a description of projected
aircraft operations, and the ways in which such operations will affect
such maps. The Act requires such maps to be developed in consultation
with interested and affected parties in the local community, government
agencies, and persons using the airport. An airport operator who has
submitted noise exposure maps that are found by FAA to be in compliance
with the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 150,
promulgated pursuant to the Act, may submit a noise compatibility
program for FAA approval which sets forth the measures the operator has
taken or
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proposes to take to reduce existing non-compatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional non-compatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation submitted by Lafayette Airport Commission.
The documentation that constitutes the ``noise exposure maps'' as
defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: Exhibit 2.1, Existing
Land Use and Jurisdictional Boundaries; Table 2.4, Noise-Sensitive
Sites and Historic Properties; Exhibit 2.2, Noise-Sensitive Sites and
Historic Properties; Table 3.3, Historical Annual Aircraft Operations;
Table 3.4, Historical Annual Operations by Aircraft Category; Table
3.5, Forecast of Commercial Operations; Table 3.6, Forecast of General
Aviation Operations; Table 3.7, Forecast of Military Operations; Table
3.8, Forecast of Aviation Operations; Table 3.9, Existing and Forecast
Average Daily Operations; Table 4.1, INM Aircraft Substitutions;
Exhibit 4.1, Year 2010--Annual and Average Daily Operations; Table 4.2,
2010 Fleet Mix at LFT; Table 4.4, 2010 Day-Night Split by Aircraft
Category; Table 4.5, 2010 Runway Utilization; Exhibit 4.2, Existing and
Future Condition Flight Tracks, Arrival and Departure--Runway 04L/R;
Exhibit 4.3, Existing and Future Condition Flight Tracks, Arrival and
Departure--Runway 11; Exhibit 4.4, Existing and Future Condition Flight
Tracks, Arrival and Departure--Runway 22L/R; Exhibit 4.5, Existing and
Future Condition Flight Tracks, Arrival and Departure--Runway 29;
Exhibit 4.6, Existing and Future Condition Touch-and-Go Flight Tracks;
Exhibit 4.7, Existing (2010) Condition Noise Contour Map; Table 4.6,
2010 Noise Exposure Estimates; Table 5.1, 2016 Aircraft Fleet Mix;
Table 5.2, 2016 Day-Night Split by Aircraft Category; Exhibit 5.1, Year
2016--Annual and Average Daily Operations; Table 5.3, 2016 Runway
Utilization; Exhibit 5.2, Future (2016) Noise Contour Map; Table 5.4,
2016 Noise Exposure Estimates; Exhibit 5.3, Incompatible Land Use; and
Exhibit 5.4, Incompatible Land Use.
The FAA has determined that these noise exposure maps and
accompanying documentation are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is effective on April 3, 2012.
FAA's determination on an airport operator's noise exposure maps is
limited to a finding that the maps were developed in accordance with
the procedures contained in appendix A of FAR Part 150. Such
determination does not constitute approval of the applicant's data,
information or plans, or a commitment to approve a noise compatibility
program or to fund the implementation of that program. If questions
arise concerning the precise relationship of specific properties to
noise exposure contours depicted on a noise exposure map submitted
under section 47503 of the Act, it should be noted that the FAA is not
involved in any way in determining the relative locations of specific
properties with regard to the depicted noise contours, or in
interpreting the noise exposure maps to resolve questions concerning,
for example, which properties should be covered by the provisions of
section 47506 of the Act. These functions are inseparable from the
ultimate land use control and planning responsibilities of local
government. These local responsibilities are not changed in any way
under Part 150 or through FAA's review of noise exposure maps.
Therefore, the responsibility for the detailed overlaying of noise
exposure contours onto the map depicting properties on the surface
rests exclusively with the airport operator that submitted those maps,
or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which
consultation is required under section 47503 of the Act. The FAA has
relied on the certification by the airport operator, under section
150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the statutorily required consultation has
been accomplished.
Copies of the full noise exposure map documentation and of the
FAA's evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the
following locations: Louisiana/New Mexico Airports Development Office,
Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth,
Texas; Gregory M. Roberts, Director of Aviation, Lafayette Regional
Airport, 222 Tower Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508. Questions may be
directed to the individual named above under the heading FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, April 4, 2012.
Kelvin L. Solco,
Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2012-8963 Filed 4-12-12; 8:45 am]
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